From: Robin Smith <smithr>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 18:02:51 -0600

Being a part of this community will help build your knowledge of what's new and good. CCBC also has a section on its website called The Book of the Week that will alert you to what's new and recommended.

Here are the publications I read regularly:

The Horn Book The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (The University of Illinois) Kirkus Reviews Booklist (ALA) Booklinks (ALA) The Riverbank Review Publisher's Weekly

Esme Codell (www.planetesme.com) has very up-to?te lists.

I read tabloids at the library and bookstores. (BookPage and BookSense, etc) Going to a good bookstore is my all-time favorite way to learn about new books. Good bookstores have wonderful newsletters written by opinionated, impassioned readers whose opinion you will learn to respect. It is often just as convenient to order from a good independent bookstore--even if it's far away--than it is to go to a chain store. I imagine that most of these great stores post their newsletters online now.

Being informed will not keep you from being surprised though. There is always something that sneaks under my radar, which is part of the fun!

Robin Smith Nashville, TN
(also a teacher)
Received on Sun 24 Feb 2002 06:02:51 PM CST